The effect of calcium treatments on aspects of cell wall metabolism in apple cv. 'Braeburn'

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 191-198

  Mignani, I ^a   Bassi, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Neutral sugars; Pectin; Quality; Storage life; Texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954419993     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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